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A selection of recent hits and older classics are available to rent digitally for $0.99 each this weekend for Prime members only.
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The Movies Anywhere platform is running a promotion that will give you five free movies just for signing up for their service and linking some stuff to them.
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Google Play offers some free movies
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Google Play has switched it up this week, with some movies going free instead of apps. This time around we have All Creatures Big and Small listed as free in the US, while the UK is seeing Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry.
Google Chromecast adds support for Presto in Australia
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Google Australia has today announced that Chromecast owners in the region will be able to check out and enjoy a wide range of movies with support for the Presto app on Android and iOS tablets. Presto not only provides access to some of the newest hits available, including Grown Ups 2, The Hangover Part 3 and others, but also those old classics you may have forgotten about. It's worth...
Watch your Google Play movies and TV shows offline on your Chromebook
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As promised in May, owners of Chromebooks can now view any movies or television shows they have rented or purchased from Google Play offline for the first time. However, that was not the only new addition for ChromeOS users in an update that was released Thursday. Google also announced that Info Cards will now show up for anyone watching a select number of movies from the Chrome...
Facebook will make it even easier to tell your friends what you're watching or listening to
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There's an update coming down the pike for the official Facebook app that will enable users to automatically tag the music and TV that they're listening/watching in their status updates. As demoed in the video above, the system works by tapping a button when creating a new status — not unlike the "moods" feature Facebook added last year, and then it uses audio ID software to identify...
Flixster movies app adds Chromecast support
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The movie-tracking app Flixster had an update recently which added support to stream full shows and trailers to your big screen at home via Chromecast. The update also included the ability to load up movies onto the SD memory card, so long as it's a Samsung device. If you haven't tried it out yet, Flixster is a free app that that hosts a bunch of helpful movie reference information,...
Google Play Movies comes to dozens of new countries, Play Music expands to 4 more
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63 countries now have Google Play Movies, with 25 now having Play Music as well Well it turns out Google has been busy signing deals to expand Google Play Movies, as the content choice has just expanded to 38 new countries around the world today. And the new countries truly are around the entire world, with a huge crop of countries from Europe, Africa, South America and many other...
Google Play adds Game of Thrones, True Blood and other HBO programming
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Even more HBO movies, TV series and documentaries coming in the future Google Play has added several HBO programs to its library, filling one of the larger gaps in its offerings up to this point. Starting today, you can purchase individual episodes or entire seasons of the most popular HBO shows such as Game of Thrones, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, The Newsroom, Veep, Girls and The...
Google Play Movies gets a new look, drives another nail in Nexus Q's coffin
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Google Movies & TV today got visual refresh that also takes away another third of the functionality of the already defunct Nexus Q. First, the important stuff: The app got a new layout and design that brings it more in line with Google's other apps, borrowing from the likes of Gmail and Google Play. The new navigation drawer is your portal to "Watch Now," which tries to predict what...
Google Play Movies & TV adds in-content 'Info Card' search
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Update brings Google Play Moves & TV to India as well! Google has just updated its Play Movies & TV app to include what it calls "Info Card" search, giving you information about the movie you're watching when you pause. Similar to what Amazon offers on its Kindle Fire tablets, Info Cards give you contextual information about the movie when you pause it, listing the actors in the...
eTrizzle: find movies from a variety of sources
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Unless you've used the eTrizzle service on the web before, the name won't give you any indication of what this app actually does. Confusing branding aside, the app provides a very useful service. In an age where people are looking to "cut the cord" and have multiple sources of content, it can be either confusing or time consuming to try and find where movies are available. eTrizzle...
Trailer debuts for 'The Internship,' shot on location at Mountain View
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By now you've likely heard of a forthcoming movie, The Internship, starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson that sees Google at it's core. The trailer for the flick, set for release this summer, has debuted, and looks to be a hilarious take on life on the Mountain View complex. Vaughn and Wilson play 2 out of work salesmen who apply for internships at Google. It may be a comedy, but The...
Amazon adds more TV content to Prime Instant Video service
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Amazon is working to improve its Prime Instant Video service today by signing a content deal to bring more TV shows from major networks. The latest deal with A+E Networks will bring previous seasons of popular shows from A&E, Bio, History and Lifetime to the service. Amazon says it has more than doubled the number of show and movie offerings on its service last year, with over 33,...
Google Play Books and Movies now live in Russia
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Google is continuing its expansive rollout of content to different countries today by offering Google Play Books and Movies to the Russian market. On the Books front, Google Play will be offering over 1,000 Russian-language publications, as well as best-selling books from numerous authors. For Movies, Russian users will have access to not only international new releases but also local...
Xbox SmartGlass second screen experience coming to Android in early 2013
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Today Microsoft expanded SmartGlass for Windows Phone, which promises to easily share web, music, movie, and game content to (and from) your TV through an Xbox. Though Windows Phone is predictably getting first stab at the service, it looks like Android phones running 2.2 and up have been able to try out the SmartGlass app since the launch of the Xbox Live beta in August. A full release...
Crackle Movies & TV updated with improved streaming support, new UI and more
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Crackle is one of those apps that I've tried in the past but given the bugginess of the app, I always just gave up on. Now though, a new version has hit the scene and while the changelog is small, it packs quite a few nice additions that will hopefully make it an app myself and others actually want to keep installed on their devices. Here's what we're looking at for changes: Newly...
Google Play TV shows, movies, and music now on Google TV
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Google TV owners will now be able to access all of their movie, TV, and music purchases from Google Play on the big screen. Purchases can be made directly on the system, and include options for auto-updating subscription billing. This is a long time coming, though some models, like one of Sony's, have already been dabbling in Play movies. In any case, it's good that this trove of...
T-Mobile to offer Marvel’s The Avengers as a free download for Samsung Galaxy S3 owners
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If you're a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 owner looking to take in one of the hottest movies of the summer, you're in luck. Starting on Sept. 25th, T-Mobile will be making Marvel’s The Avengers available as a free download to all new and existing T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 owners. The virtual preload will arrive via the Samsung Media Hub application on your device and from there it can be...
Hands-on with HBO Go on Nexus 7
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Oh, happy day! After a bit of a false start this afternoon with the first update on Google Play, HBO Go is finally available on Jelly Bean devices -- and more specifically, on the Nexus 7. That's the 7-inch tablet with thie high-resolution display Google released this summer, and we've been dying to give HBO's on-demand streaming a go. The app is pretty stunning, visually. You're asked...